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As a Canadian who lives with salted roads all the time ... what are you talking about? There is nobody I know that wants this. Studded tires and chains chew up asphalt. No one wants to die on icy roads. No one wants to spend 6 hours stuck in cold weather hoping you don't run of of gas because of an accident caused by icy roads.

My last car, a Toyota Camry lasted 12 years without noticeable rust and, for all I know, is still running in the used market. My 2015 Prius is pristine. What "chemically destroying" is going on?

Salt doesn't make sense if you get a LOT of snow and have steady cold weather but for vast parts of Canada and the US it makes sense.



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